I was once paid a nice sum and got a free copy of a game in exchange for a review. I mostly liked the game, but did point out some negative aspects of it in my review. I still gave it an overall positive rating. After it was turned in, some 'edits' were made to spin the review so that nothing negative was in there. I have no idea what magazine or site ended up printing the review, but I felt dirty as hell for getting played like that and I won't do it again.

I came across this post at No High Scores yesterday. It's about how mega publishers are starting to limit access to the media in terms of review copies, overall access, as well as in potential ad money. There are a lot of great things about working in the games industry. You know what the bes...